https://bugcrafters.com fly tying and fly fishing for everyone... Fri, 23 Jul 2021 20:58:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 158381895 https://bugcrafters.com/2021/07/23/stewarts-black-spider/ https://bugcrafters.com/2021/07/23/stewarts-black-spider/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2021 20:58:26 +0000 https://bugcrafters.com/?p=5975 Stewart’s Black Spider first described it in his 1857 book The Practical Angler; or, The art of trout fishing, more particularly applied to clear water. It is as effective today as it was in 1857. Although first described by Stewart, it was developed by James Baillie, a professional angler arguable the best fly fisher of […]]]> https://bugcrafters.com/2021/07/23/stewarts-black-spider/feed/ 1 5975